AL-Tec,
the University of Kansas
http://4teachers.org/
See lessons & webquest/ family & consumer science/
family relationships, food & clothing, home & gardening
& money management
American Dietetics Association
http://www.eatright.org/
See healthy life styles
Arbor Nutritional Guide
http://arborcom.com/
Nutritional search source
Better Business Bureau
http://www.bbb.org/
Reliable consumer information source
Brain Pop
http://www.brainpop.com/
Subscription based: over three hundred animated curriculum
based films
Bridges
http://usa.cx.bridges.com/
Excellent career information/ has a license fee
Career Builder
http://www.careerbuilder.com/
General information on careers
Consumer Action Website
http://www.consumeraction.gov/
Tips on varied consumer topics
Consumer World
http://www.consumerworld.org/
Excellent updated consumer information, related links &
newsletter
Culinary Café
http://www.culinarycafe.com/
Measurement, techniques, equivalents, conversion, & recipes
Family Education Network
http://www.familyeducation.com/home/
Click in age group to get age appropriate information
Federal Citizen Information Center
http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/press/shortfoodsafety06.htm
Safety in kitchen & food safety
Food Fit Co.
http://www.foodfit.com/Default.asp/
Food & fitness nutritional information
Food Safety
http://www.foodsafety.gov/
Food safety information for kids, teens & educators
Gerber
http://www.gerber.com/
Information about babies
Healthy Kids Challenge
http://www.healthykidschallenge.com/
Fun & simple to help create healthy eating & physical
activity habits for early middle school students
How Stuff Works
http://www.howstuffworks.com/
Explains how things work/ college financial aide & nutrition
Kids Stuff
http://www.atozkidsstuff.com/
Information & activities for toddlers, preschool &
school age children.
KidsHub
http://KidsHub.org/kids/kids.cfm/
Topic guides & learning activities for K-8, updated daily
Landmark Project
http://www.landmark-project.com/ggl/
Comparison of grocery list/ US & World with lesson strategies
National Agricultural Library
http://www.nal.usda.gov:8001/py/pmap.htm/
Food Guide Pyramid/ guidelines/ nutritional information
National Instate for Consumer Education
http://www.emich.edu/public/coe/nice/nice.html/
Great consumer site for teachers & students & related
links
National Middle School Association
http://nmsa.org/
Updated information for middle school teachers
Online Newspaper
http://www.onlinenewspapers.com/
Find wanted ads & information in international newspapers
Plastic Forks Diary
http://www.plasticforkdiaries.org/
Interesting way to present food information
Recipe Source
http://www.recipesource.com/
A searchable source of recipes by region & type of dish.
Red Cross
http://www.redcross.org/services/hss/resources/provider_bbs.html
Red Cross babysitting course
Safe Within
http://www.safewithin.com/
Identifies all types of safety in most situations/ child,
home, pet, personal, auto, senior, travel & etc.
The Nemours Foundation
http://kidshealth.org/
Open site as teens, kids, or parents/ see kids/ family health/
dealing with feelings & staying healthy
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
http://stats.bls.gov/k12/html/edu_soc.htm/
Jobs for kids that like .....
University of Utah
http://www.uen.org/utahlink/activities/www_activities.cgi/
Digestive system & dietary guidelines 2000
US
Consumer Product Safety Commission
http://www.cpsc.gov/
Identifies kids safety (bike helmets), product recall, report
injuries & unsafe products
USDA
Kids, Dept. of Agriculture
http://www.usda.gov/news/usdakids/index.html/
Preventing food borne illnesses
